Thursday, May 29, 2008

Scheduled Power Outage in 122: Friday, May 30th

According to Management, 122's building electricity will be taken off-line this Friday, May 30th at 10am to "remedy the cause of the previous episodes of blown fuses ... [as] identified by a licensed electrician [who] will resolve the issue by upgrading the fuse panel to a circuit breaker panel."

There is a sign posted by the lobby elevators which says that the outage may last about 2 hours, but the previous outage was under 15 minutes. I'll get a more accurate estimate from Management later today.

Power to apartments will not be affected.

Many of the building's systems will be affected, including the following:

  • elevators
  • lobby/hallway/stairwell lighting
  • water pumps
  • boiler (heating/hot water)
  • laundry facilities
  • electromagnetic door locks (swiper entry) on external doors

Since the outage will be for such a short time, residents should not notice any difference in heating and hot water.

The lobby and hallways will be dark; stairwells will be unlocked and lit with emergency lighting.

The keycard swipers will be offline, and all three entrances will remain unlocked. Additional staff will be available to maintain security.

Elevators will be brought to the lobby approximately 10 minutes prior to the outage, where they will remain until power is restored.

Residents will be asked not to begin washing/drying any laundry after 8am so the laundry room may be closed at 9:30am. The laundry room will be reopened approximately an hour after the outage.

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